Captain Francis Crozier
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Captain Francis Crozier is a 19th-century Irish naval officer best known as the historical commander in the ill-fated Franklin Expedition to the Arctic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francis Crozier | 2 |
| Captain Francis Crozier canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy officer
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Antarctic region
ⓘ
Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1796-09-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Banbridge, County Down, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | circa 1848 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Canadian Arctic Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Crozier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | polar exploration ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franklin Expedition memorials in London ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Cape Crozier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crater Crozier on the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Crozier Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Crozier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Antarctic exploration
ⓘ
Arctic exploration ⓘ Franklin Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | disappeared ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| name | Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
assumed command of Franklin Expedition after Franklin’s death
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led attempted overland retreat from icebound ships ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Franklin Expedition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parry’s Arctic expeditions NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
captain of HMS Terror
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commander of the Franklin Expedition after Sir John Franklin’s death ⓘ second-in-command of the Franklin Expedition ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
James Clark Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ William Parry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipCommanded | HMS Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipwreckedOn | King William Island region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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